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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/08 (2006.01); H01L 29/36 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 29/161 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0924 (2013.01); H01L 21/30625 (2013.01); H01L 21/823814 (2013.01); H01L 21/823821 (2013.01); H01L 21/823871 (2013.01); H01L 29/0649 (2013.01); H01L 29/0847 (2013.01); H01L 29/161 (2013.01); H01L 29/36 (2013.01); H01L 29/41783 (2013.01); H01L 29/41791 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01); H01L 21/0262 (2013.01); H01L 21/02532 (2013.01); H01L 21/02636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device and method of forming the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, an isolation structure over the substrate, a fin extending from the substrate, and an epitaxial feature over the fin. The epitaxial feature comprises a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion extends from the fin and extends above the isolation structure. The upper portion is over the lower portion. The upper portion extends partially through the lower portion in a cross section perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the fin.